Chinook Regional Hospital
Encyclopedia
Chinook Regional Hospital is the main hospital in southern Alberta
and offers many of the health care services for Alberta Health Services
. The hospital services a population of over 150,000 and is supported by the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation.
opened in 1891 by the family of Alexander Galt
, a local entrepreneur. The building houses the Galt Museum
.
The Sisters of St. Martha
opened the St. Michael's Hospita
l at 13 Street South and 9 Avenue South in 1929. In 1955, the city built a municipal hospital nearby where the CRH is located today.
Up until 1960, both hospitals received several expansions. The Alberta Department of Health later evaluated them and discovered both needed substantial structural upgrades. The decision was made to rebuild the municipal hospital and redesign St. Michael's as a long-term facility.
Despite proposals of several locations for the new hospital, ultimately the hospital was built on the same lot as the municipal hospital allowing the latter to still operate during construction.
The Lethbridge Regional Hospital opened 24 June 1988 at the cost of $118 million. The hospital was renamed the Chinook Regional Hospital in 2006.
The facility has over 225 acute care beds, 45 acute geriatrics beds and more than 15 bassinets.
. Its elevation is 2993 ft (912 m) and its main user is the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society
(STARS) air ambulance
service.
Southern Alberta
Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat...
and offers many of the health care services for Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services is the province-wide organization responsible for providing hospital and other health care in the Canadian province of Alberta. Known as the "superboard", it was created in May 2008, with the abolition of nine previous regional health authorities, the Alberta Mental Health...
. The hospital services a population of over 150,000 and is supported by the Chinook Regional Hospital Foundation.
History
The first hospital in LethbridgeLethbridge
Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's...
opened in 1891 by the family of Alexander Galt
Alexander Tilloch Galt
Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt, GCMG, PC was a politician and a father of Canadian Confederation.He was born in Chelsea, England, the son of Scottish novelist and colonizer, John Galt, and Elizabeth Tilloch Galt. He was a cousin of Sir Hugh Allan.Alexander Galt is interred in the Mount Royal Cemetery...
, a local entrepreneur. The building houses the Galt Museum
Galt Museum & Archives
Galt Museum & Archives is the primary museum in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, and is the largest museum in the province south of Calgary. In 2006, the museum cared for a growing collection of over 20,000 artifacts and 300,000 archival documents and photographs record the history of Lethbridge and...
.
The Sisters of St. Martha
Congregation of the Immaculate Conception
-Order of the Immaculate Conception of Our Lady :Founded in 1484 at Toledo, Spain, by Saint Beatrice of Silva, sister of Blessed Amadeus of Portugal...
opened the St. Michael's Hospita
St. Michael's Health Centre
St. Michael's Health Centre is located in Lethbridge and offers a multi-faceted range of rehabilitation, palliative and continuing care services within the Chinook Health Region. The organization currently meets the needs of 156 continuing care residents, 36 rehabilitation patients and 10...
l at 13 Street South and 9 Avenue South in 1929. In 1955, the city built a municipal hospital nearby where the CRH is located today.
Up until 1960, both hospitals received several expansions. The Alberta Department of Health later evaluated them and discovered both needed substantial structural upgrades. The decision was made to rebuild the municipal hospital and redesign St. Michael's as a long-term facility.
Despite proposals of several locations for the new hospital, ultimately the hospital was built on the same lot as the municipal hospital allowing the latter to still operate during construction.
The Lethbridge Regional Hospital opened 24 June 1988 at the cost of $118 million. The hospital was renamed the Chinook Regional Hospital in 2006.
Services
Some of the services provided include the following:- Acute geriatrics
- Emergency
- Intensive care
- Mental health
- Obstetrics
- Surgery
- Cancer treatment and radiation therapy
The facility has over 225 acute care beds, 45 acute geriatrics beds and more than 15 bassinets.
Heliport
The hospital is equipped with a helipad for transporting patients to CalgaryCalgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
. Its elevation is 2993 ft (912 m) and its main user is the Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society
Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society
The Alberta Shock Trauma Air Rescue Society was formed in Calgary, Alberta to provide emergency medical care and transport to the critically ill and injured...
(STARS) air ambulance
Air ambulance
An air ambulance is an aircraft used for emergency medical assistance in situations where either a traditional ambulance cannot reach the scene easily or quickly enough, or the patient needs to be transported over a distance or terrain that makes air transportation the most practical transport....
service.